Janice Karman

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American actress and producer

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birth_placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
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years_active1973–present
other_namesJanice Bagdasarian
known_forThe wife of Ross Bagdasarian Jr., daughter of Harvey Karman
notable_worksThe Chipettes
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fatherHarvey Karman
relativesRoss Bagdasarian (father-in-law)
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Early life

Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist. Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels), and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party '57.

Bagdasarian Productions

The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (since 2015, she replaces Dody Goodman as the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller).

In 1983, Karman, as writer and producer, assisted with the creation of an Alvin and The Chipmunks version of the Christmas Carol. This version of the film is available on DVD.

In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the film series, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney. However, her singing was kept in.

Personal life

Karman and her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. were married in 1980, together they have two children, a daughter Vanessa and a son Michael.

References

References

  1. (July 1, 1975). "Ms. Magazine". Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication.
  2. (May 13, 2014). "The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd edition)2014 129 William D. Crump The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd edition) Jefferson, NC McFarland 2013 x+527 pp. 9780786468270 $75". Reference Reviews.
  3. [http://www.thestate.com/living/story/256139.html/ thestate.com] {{webarchive. link. (February 1, 2008)
  4. "The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman : How I Built This with Guy Raz".

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